π Chapter 06 Β· PYQs Β· Sports & Games
Sports & Games β Previous Year Questions
UPSC, APPSC, and TGPSC previous year questions on sports with detailed answers.
India won its first Olympic gold medal in hockey in which year?
- A) 1920
- B) 1928
- C) 1932
- D) 1936
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Answer: B β India won its first Olympic gold medal in hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics. India went on to win 8 consecutive Olympic gold medals in hockey from 1928 to 1964.
The first Asian Games were held in which city?
- A) Tokyo
- B) New Delhi
- C) Manila
- D) Bangkok
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Answer: B β The first Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951. India was the host country and also won the most medals at the inaugural games.
The Irani Cup in cricket is played between:
- A) India A and India B
- B) Ranji Trophy winners and Rest of India
- C) North Zone and South Zone
- D) Mumbai and Delhi
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Answer: B β The Irani Cup is played between the Ranji Trophy winners and the Rest of India team. It is named after Z.R. Irani, a former BCCI official.
K.D. Jadhav won India’s first individual Olympic medal in which sport?
- A) Boxing
- B) Athletics
- C) Wrestling
- D) Weightlifting
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Answer: C β K.D. Jadhav won a bronze medal in Wrestling (Bantamweight) at the Helsinki 1952 Olympics, becoming India’s first individual Olympic medallist.
The Santosh Trophy is associated with which sport?
- A) Hockey
- B) Football
- C) Cricket
- D) Kabaddi
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Answer: B β The Santosh Trophy is the national football championship for states and union territories of India. It is named after Maharaja Sir Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury of Santosh.
India won the Thomas Cup (men’s team badminton) for the first time in which year?
- A) 2018
- B) 2020
- C) 2022
- D) 2024
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Answer: C β India won the Thomas Cup (men’s team badminton world championship) for the first time in 2022, defeating Indonesia in the final in Bangkok, Thailand.
The international governing body for football is:
- A) AIFF
- B) FIFA
- C) UEFA
- D) AFC
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Answer: B β FIFA (FΓ©dΓ©ration Internationale de Football Association) is the international governing body for football. AIFF is the All India Football Federation (national body).
India’s best-ever performance at the Asian Games was at which edition?
- A) 2018 Jakarta
- B) 2022 Hangzhou
- C) 2023 Hangzhou
- D) 2010 Guangzhou
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Answer: C β India’s best-ever performance at the Asian Games was at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games (held in 2023), where India won 107 medals (28 gold, 38 silver, 41 bronze).
The Vijay Hazare Trophy is associated with which format of cricket?
- A) Test cricket
- B) T20 cricket
- C) One-Day (50-over) cricket
- D) T10 cricket
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Answer: C β The Vijay Hazare Trophy is India’s domestic one-day (50-over) cricket tournament. It is named after Vijay Hazare, the legendary Indian cricketer.
Neeraj Chopra won the gold medal in Javelin Throw at Tokyo 2020. What was the significance of this achievement?
- A) India’s first Olympic gold in any sport
- B) India’s first Olympic gold in athletics
- C) India’s first Olympic gold in 40 years
- D) India’s first Olympic gold in an individual event
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Answer: B β Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal was India’s first Olympic gold in athletics (track and field). India’s first individual Olympic gold was Abhinav Bindra’s in shooting (2008).